Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-03-03
Surry in History. No. l.
BY RURAL.

Not to know what was before you were, is
TO be always a child"
Surry is one of the first six townships
east of the Penobscot river. 1t was laid
out by Samuel Livermore in 1923, and
the survey completed the 3lst day of July,
| 1863 Livermore was instructed TO lay
out each of the six townships, six miles
| in extent on the sea coast. and no more
I Surry's extent of coast line exceeds 20
miles. For several years after Livcrmore's
survey, Newbury Neck was spoken of as
an annex, rather than as part and parcel
of the original township.
The original grant by Provincial Massa
chusctts to David Marsh & 300 ct ais. held
the grantees in the penal sum of ESQ to
settle 60 Protestant families, to build 60
dwelling houses, each not less than is feet
square. and feet stud to erect a meeting
house. and to settle a learned minister
within 6 years, or by the I'd of March 1868,
also to yield one-tifth part of all the nm
summed treasures dug from the bowels Of
the earth"
The six years elapsed, the grantees had
not done that which they were held to do.
the grant was hopelessly broken and for
20 wears the bakers dozen of settlers We're
liable to the penalty Of being "eyicted
from their holdings"
The names of the families handed
down" a having brayed the wilderness.
~. ~
wears are John patfen. Andrew Flood
Jonathan Fly William Fly, William Wey-
mouth Jacob Lord.-Turncr. Simon
Tarbox and John Young Doubtful a. to
the last name.
Not until 1856 were the actual settlers
gaieted in their possessions. In the winter
of that year, the General Assembly of
Massachusetts passed the Quoting Act
which gave a hundred acre lot unto each
settler who had actually settled thereon
before i7S4. In l7s?. Leonard Jarvis. ST.,
# ais were commissioned Ia ''metc on"
i. g. to limit by mctcs and bounds. lots to
actual settlers in l7si-5-6-7-s 9, and 70
eel the residue not thu>-wi,e taken up.
With the year 1905. came the better
mcut act for the relief '>quatter>" who
since I'N' had d"ihi'lcd "Ilh"u' p'fihi' oi
purchase he exact h'iil"'l "i Ni"d'"is
we've failed to find.
The original utie +" most II not an OF
the lon acre lpt>. was granted and CON
hrihtd either Nt the Qu'f''h- -A'' ~ ''''
"Betiermeht A't IN 'ie carry I''"t"N
these !" acre l"t> are 'erhl'" 'il' -t'i'''-
mcnt Lots The land not taken up ~
real settlers. was SOFA 70 ih'i'p 'a'N MI"
re-s"ld 10 hi brother Leonard. ana III aug
time it passed 10 hi sons. Leonard. ~
ward and Charles hrir hret meeting a
pr"prietor> va held at >nrrN' Jan. i>''
ISL. at which Charles jarvis was 'h'>'ii
agent HE SurNc! 81 NAM says 'i''
the Jarvis purchase numbered "'-'''"
acre
Leonard Jarvis. ST failing I" PAY h'>
purchase notes ~ each became "''
stopped their gong L. protest -! 2NIG
a mortgage Of - cheek IF l"' acres ea'h
or all Of the township noriheIiN 81 let If.
uow occupied rs Josiah o"ultcr All -
the Toidy Pond settlers from and incIud-
ing Joshua Gray tu the orlaud line. live
upon the mortgagcd tract. This j. tie
tract which was sold 70 Waugh. NicAcr~on.
Il his This mortgage line with H. course.
distance AMI location. j. one ui >urrl
enduring landmarks Ike the ..Carry me